Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.32.2

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Passage 9.32.2: Thisbe: sanctuary of Heracles and the Herakleia festival.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

πλέοντι δὲ ἐκ Κρεύσιδος οὐκ ἄνω, παρὰ δὲ αὐτὴν Βοιωτίαν, πόλις ἐστὶν ἐν δεξιᾷ Θίσβη. πρῶτα μὲν ὄρος ἐστὶ πρὸς θαλάσσῃ, τοῦτο δὲ ὑπερβαλόντα πεδίον σε ἐκδέξεται καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἄλλο ὄρος· ἐν δὲ ταῖς ὑπωρείαις ἐστὶν ἡ πόλις. Ἡρακλέους δὲ ἱερὸν καὶ ἄγαλμα ὀρθὸν ἐνταῦθά ἐστι λίθου, καὶ Ἡράκλεια ἑορτὴν ἄγουσι.

English Translation

Sailing from Kreusis, not upward but alongside Boeotia itself, you have the town of Thisbe on the right. First there is a mountain by the sea, and having crossed this, a plain receives you, followed afterward by another mountain. The city lies at the foot of this mountain's slope. Here there is a sanctuary of Heracles and an upright stone image, and they celebrate a festival, the Herakleia, in his honor.

Proper Nouns

Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) deity
Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια) other
Also in: 2.10.1
Boeotia (Βοιωτία) place Q187570
Thisbe (Θίσβη) place Q57374186
Also in: 9.32.3 10.37.2
Kreusis (Κρεύσις) place Q16553547
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